The photos are true to the appearance of the house, however there was definitely some disappointment with our stay.
The positive:
Sabrina was great at communicating and very responsive. The house is located close to stores and places to eat, as well as near some tourist destinations.
The opportunities:
There were many maintenance issues. The listing shows a beautiful yard with pool, hot tub, putting green, bags/corn hole, basketball, and a propane fire pit and grill. The pool was great, but the hot tub did not get to over 86 and the plug did not look “to code”. The putting green had broken golf clubs, the bags/corn hole were ripped/broken and there were over grown weeds around the fire pit, which made it nearly impossible to sit and enjoy the fire pit. Additionally, no directions were left on how to appropriately light the fire pit, or what remotes controlled lighting outside. The neighbor also is not a fan of basketball during the day, which was one of our only forms of entertainment for a 12yr old.
Inside the house, the rooms looked picture perfect, however there was a broken dresser in one bedroom. The bathroom shower glass is not appropriately sealed and water leaks from both the tub/shower and walk in shower, creating a very dangerous and unexpected slippery floor, which also injured one family member. We used rolled towels to prevent leaks and for safety. Which then created issues with having enough towels for the pool and shower.
Additionally, the listing states early check in can be arranged if available, I reached out well in advance to understand what our options could be and if it is available. We were told depending on if a guest was staying the night before/checking out or on when the cleaning crew would be done we could maybe check in early. After several attempts the day of we were informed we would not be able to check in since the cleaning crew did not communicate when they had left. We sat in front of the house for an hour at 1 pm, the cleaning crew was never there. Eventually we went to lunch to kill time until 4:00pm. Also upon entering, we found long black hair all over the floor, on towels, and bedding. I don’t believe cleaning took place the day we arrived but potentially in advance.
Overall, we made the best of our trip with what we had but for the amount of money we paid for the space it was definitely not worth it and concerning that property checks or standards are not met regularly evaluated.